Declarations of Independence: Empowered Girls in Young Adult Literature, 1990-2001

by Joanne Brown and Nancy St. Clair

Book Overview

Uncovers and traces the development of the young female protagonist from the role of submissive fairy-tale maiden to the spunkier more independent girls who now appear with increasing frequency in young adult literature. Focuses on American titles written in a time when young adult fiction began to adapt to the post-modern directions already established in fiction for adults. It is a unique exploration of characters portrayed with wit, intelligence,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810842904
• ISBN13: 9780810842908
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.7"